As outspoken members of the Congressional Black Caucus have made disparaging remarks about the tea party movement, issues of civility and race have crept back into politics. (more)
With the presidential contest gathering steam on the Republican side, is President Barack Obama gearing up as well for his 2012 reelection bid? According to ABC’s “This Week” panel, he is. (more)
We’re just days away from President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address and while there is a lot of media attention focused on what direction the president will take the country in under new leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, is there any significance to it, or is it no more than political theater? (more)
Barack Obama flew to Arizona Wednesday to deliver what may be one of the more politically treacherous speeches of his presidency. (more)
Fact or fiction: The 1990s government shutdown caused the Republican nominee Bob Dole to lose the election against President Bill Clinton? (more)
Changes to a president’s inner circle often move him in one direction, away from the team that surrounded him through the election and toward a more diverse mix of advisers. (more)
If Democratic strategist Donna Brazile were a teacher grading Barack Obama’s first year in office, she’d give him a B — half a grade lower than what the president recently awarded himself. (more)
The first signs of abandonment from within Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid‘s own party emerged Sunday, as some Democrats said his racially charged comments about President Obama have placed his already perilous reelection prospects on the precipice. (more)

























